Montana State University's Montana Manufacturing Extension Center led Montana's manufacturing ecosystem, photonics cluster, and entrepreneurs to adopt agile strategy discipline, improve the state's collaborative advantage, and accelerate and increase prosperity for community.

1. Manufacturing Sector Growth, Photonics Cluster
Growth, and Entrepreneur Success Initiatives
Alistair Stewart

2. Manufacturing in Montana
2014 Snapshot
~22,000 ee’s (2014)
~3k Manufacturers (1291 report having ee’s)
Average MT Mfg pay = 71% National Average (2014)

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“The 21st century will depend as much
on photonics as the 20th century
depended on electronics.”
Source: www.light2015.org
IYL2015 is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of
how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions
to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and
health.

4. Montana Photonics Industry Alliance
2014 Snapshot
A network of Montana optics and photonics companies,
entrepreneurs, laboratories and universities.
 30+ companies
 550 employees
 Forecast to grow in low teens %age

5. MT Entrepreneurs
A mix of…
Good, and
Not so good…

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Strategic Doing enables people to form action-
oriented collaborations quickly, move them
toward measurable outcomes, and make
adjustments along the way.

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MANUFACTURING OUTCOMES, 2016-2018
 FIVE AGILE STRATEGY INITIATIVES
 THREE REGIONAL MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIPS
 > 200 MANUFACTUIRNG PROFESSIONAL ACTIVELY
PURSUING COLLABORATIVE ADVANTAGE AS A PATH TO
BETTER COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

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MANUFACTURING OUR FUTURE 2018 ->
WE MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF OUR CONVERSATIONS…
“Making Montana a State of Manufacturing ExcellenceTM”

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Montana Entrepreneur Outcomes
Lessons Learned
6 “Interesting” Companies, 6 Entrepreneurs
6 Successful Mentors
Regular & semi-professional Coaching

12. Thank you!
alistair.stewart@montana.edu
C: 406 606 0050